THE chance to write our own constitution without a monarchy or an unelected House of Lords, the opportunity for Scotland to sit as equals among other nations on a world stage, or simple freedom, Scottish independence means a world of different things to different people.
TELL US WHAT INDEPENDENCE MEANS TO YOU
Building on the back of our successful From No to Yes readers’ pieces, now The National would like to hear exactly what independence means to you.
Perhaps it is an opportunity to break away from the right-wing Tory hegemony in an England-dominated United Kingdom, the chance to rejoin the EU which independence may offer, the possibility of building a greener future with a more localised government, or something else altogether.
TELL US WHAT INDEPENDENCE MEANS TO YOU
Whatever it is that motivates you to push for a new, independent nation, we want to hear it.
What independence means to you may resonate deeply with someone, and they may just change their minds about their No vote, or be guided from their Don’t Know position to Yes. Each mind changed is another valuable step towards an independent Scotland.
TELL US WHAT INDEPENDENCE MEANS TO YOU
We’ll be taking submissions of around 500 words to be published on The National’s site, and possibly in the paper too.
All you need to do is fill in this form, and we’ll take care of the rest.
We look forward to reading your submissions soon.
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
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